David R. Harvey, chair of the Department of Writing at the University of Central Arkansas, will continue the College of Fine Arts and Communication?s Arts and Presidency Series on Jan. 27 at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock.
Harvey?s presentation, ?Presidential Discourse on Nuclear Weapons?, is set for 3 p.m. in the Garden View Room. Admission is free and open to the public.
Based on his research on the rhetoric of the Cold-War nuclear debate (1945-1989), Harvey will examine how presidents and presidential contenders talk about nuclear weapons and how that talk has affected strategic policy and politics in the United States. Harvey argues that there is an interesting ?rhetorical gap? surrounding nuclear issues since while nuclear-age presidents always assert that controlling nuclear weapons is their highest priority, the public typically does not understand and is often uninterested in the issue.
The UCA College of Fine Arts and Communication began its Arts and Presidency series in 2005. It includes three presentations each academic year at the Clinton Center. Previous presenters have included President Clinton?s National Endowment Association Chair William Ivey, Arkansas author Ellen Gilchrist, opera star Denyce Graves, historian/Pulitzer prize-winning author Garry Wills, renowned opera singer Heidi Grant Murphy and poets Sharon Olds and Terry Wright.
The final Arts and Presidency event of the 2007-08 season will be a concert by the UCA Chamber Players on Feb. 24.
For more information, call the Office of the Dean, College of Fine Arts and Communication, at (501) 450-3293 or e-mail MCastens@uca.edu.